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hemp growing legalize

Several years back, a senator in our legislature tried to get a bill passed to legalize growing commercial hemp.  Needless to say, his efforts fell on deaf ears.  I testified for the bill because of my experience in trying to get a reliable, quality supply of good knitting hemp.  When I started knitting hemp bags Hungary was the main source of supply.  I got one batch that had so many twigs, seeds and leaf residue I wasn't sure if I should smoke it or knit it.  Often the yarn was for weaving and its twist is opposite of how yarn should be twisted for knitting purposes.  I would have liked to have made a business of knitting hemp bags, but the supply was so inconsistent that I gave up trying.
As a former farmer, I am well aware that my midwest region could grow really good hemp, with ideal conditions for a excellent product, and possible industrial manufacture of the yarns and fabrics in an area that need employment opportunities.
I hope the time is coming when politicians can resist vested interests and gives us another cash crop that is renewable, fast growing. If our land grant universities had the will they could find endless green uses for it.  It certainly is easier to grow than corn, isn't as resource depleting.  
And, it doesn't require the use of the most productive ground to produce it.On Legalizing hemp would help environment and economy, says report posted 1 year, 8 months ago 15 Responses